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Studios Didier Exclusive gel polish system kit

EN Hello, beauties! It's been a while since the last review and this time I will write a really long one. That is because I was gifted a gel nail polish manicure system kit by Didier Lab. It is a professional nail care brand which was originally founded in France, but you can find its salons all across Europe now and that is why I will be trying to write as informative text as possible in both English and Lithuanian languages. I always love a little story time, so here it is. If you follow me on my social media, you might have seen that I have worked with them in the past. When I went to their salon in Vilnius for the first time, I was then introduced with this new Studios line for the beginners and had a chance to do my own nails. I did only one hand and, staying true to myself, I chose the weirdest design which started to annoy me the minute I left the salon. There was a clear shimmery powder with a neon blue light reflecting effect and a layer of bright olive green gel nail polish underneath. Looking back, I would love to have my nails done the same way, even though I would most probably regret my choice once again.

Despite the fact that I often choose something annoying for my nails, collaborating with Didier Lab was easy and pretty clear when I worked with them as a blogger, as a photographer and as a hand model. The last one is a really strange fact, because even the lady at the salon told me my fingers were curved. I am not going to argue that, they really are, but I love having beautiful nails and I have been doing them myself my whole life except a couple of times when I had them done professionally. The struggle of lacking time is real and you cannot let yourself spend 5 hours twice a week doing nothing while the regular nail polish is drying. I was more then happy to have this nail system in my hands and I am really excited to share my experience with you.

Didier Lab released two different systems. The one that I chose is a Studios Didier Exclusive gel polish system kit "Digital Electro" and the other one is "Skin Nude". At first, I wanted to go for the second one, but then I saw a beautiful burgundy color which is a dream come true and a dark teal color (apparently that is an actual name of a color). These are all the things you will get when purchasing one of these kits:

a nail file for creating the shape

a nail buffer to prepare your nails for the base coat

a wooden stick to remove the cuticles or and extra nail polish you accidentally failed to apply evenly

a "Didier Lab" nail prep - dehydrator, 60 ml

a "Studios" base coat, 8 ml

two "Studios" nail polish shades (mine are "Lost in Paris" and "Soul Spirit", the shades might vary in different kits), 8 ml each

a "Studios" top coat , 8 ml

some "Didier Lab" glitter and loose pigment powder for your nail art (I have some glitter in "Holo Copper" and a pigment powder in "Blue Green"), 2,5 g each

a "Didier Lab" nail cleaner to remove tackiness, 60 ml

a "Didier Lab" nail polish remover, 60 ml

10 pieces of foil with cotton pads attached to them (used to remove gel nail polish)

This might seem like a long messy list, but all of these things will be used at some point if you are going for this long-lasting effect. Of course the glitter is optional. You might have noticed that the lamp is not in the list. That's because it usually comes with another kit. Maybe later it will be available as a separate item, but it usually comes with a different kit at the moment. I love that it's so convenient and doesn't require much space.

When it comes to the process, I used the wooden stick only to remove the nail polish from certain areas, because I always use a pair of special scissors to deal with the cuticles. The gel nail polish itself is highly pigmented and thick, so you can take your time applying it. One thing I realized a halfway through was that you have to apply any of these steps on one or two nails at the time (before putting them under a lamp), because otherwise the polish becomes greasy and leaves some uncovered spots. I think this is how you are supposed to apply any gel nail polish anyway, but I did not bother looking it up and just decided to figure everything out on my own, which I shouldn't have done. Besides that, I am really happy with this kit and I believe that it will save me a lot of money as the time passes. I believe I did a pretty decent job, what do you think?

So, the kits will be available soon and such gel polish system is a great option if you want to start doing your nails at home, because it has almost everything you will need. It also would make a perfect gift, because the box is aesthetically pleasing. Didier Lab also has their line of home scents and they are absolutely amazing. The candle you can see in a couple of these photos is "Routine" and is probably my favorite candle scent by far, because it is spicy, masculine and has some sweet wood notes in it.